Why should English be made a compulsory pass for students in examinations? The answer is only one word. Survival! Survival for Malaysia! Mastery of English means getting the latest knowledge and technology. Getting it fresh from the oven so to speak. And that would give lead time to the nation to make changes necessary for its wellbeing. To meet economic challenges and utilising the newest technical discoveries to help Malaysia be more competitive in the world's market place.
And all strata of Malaysians including non-governmental organisations, governmental and opposition political parties should not object to this policy. The question is, what do everyone in this country want?Prosperity! Not only for the nation but for each and everyone of us. If English can make Malaysia prosperous including you and me. Do you think, it is a good programme to implement in our educational institutions? I think, I need not answer that for you. You sort it out yourselves, whether prosperity is good for Malaysians?
English should not be politicised. It should be off limits to all. As mentioned earlier, when it can help the country to prosper, should we kill, the goose that lay the golden eggs? Definitely not! It's just stupid and illogical to do so. The proponents of Bahasa Malaysia should not be worried as regards to the effect of English on Bahasa Malaysia. Its position is already embedded in the country's consitution. It is forever the national language of this country and its official medium of communication.
That being the case, all Malaysians should be in favour of making English a compulsory pass in examinations for all educational establishments in the country.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
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